Lester "Alan" Collum, 72, of Plainview, passed away Saturday, October 24, 2020. Graveside services will be held on Friday, November 6, 2020 at Peaceful Gardens Memorial Park in Lubbock, TX at 2 p.m. A visitation will be held at Bartley Funeral Home on Thursday, November 5, 2020 from 5-7 p.m.

Alan was born September 3, 1948, in Corpus Christi, Tx to Margaret Burleson Whitlock. He Married Jane Katherine Smith on October 6, 1970. She followed him to heaven's gates on October 30, 2020.

Alan served in the United States Navy in Vietnam. He worked in the oil field for 20 years and later sold cars for Bill Wells in Plainview. Alan was a member of Northside Church of Christ in Plainview, Tx. Alan loved his relationship with God and loved the word of God and was eager to share it with others.

Alan loved making his kids and grandkids laugh, with all of his Dad jokes. Sometimes those jokes failed, but you still laughed because of his uncontrollable laughing at his own jokes.

He is preceded in death by his mother; Margaret Whitlock, sister; Barbara Owens, and brother; Rex Collum.

Survivors include son Chris Collum and partner, Tom Williams, of Midland, TX, daughter Jana Collum, and husband, Tony Hernandez of Snyder, TX, son Chad Collum and wife, Nicole Collum, of Lubbock, TX, and daughter Kari Byrd and husband, Aaron Byrd of Lubbock, TX. Seven grandchildren Frank Chiacchiera, Jayden Burnham-Collum, Cadence Collum, Blaise Collum, Tj Hernandez, Jaycee Hernandez, Zane Byrd.